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I don't even remember when I started regularly planning meals. At least as far back as the late 90s, so probably as soon as I started being able to buy food regularly and having a place to cook it.
We plan our meals every week but we don't over-complicate it. There's no binder, no charts, no spreadsheet. On Saturday, we get a produce box, which is the foundation of our meal plan. On Sunday, we talk about and select what we want to cook for the week. While we do that, I usually look through the pantry and fridge to see what we need to add to the list, while B does the listing. I usually make a few notes in my planner about this week's plan, to keep us both on track, though so far it's never really been necessary for memory purposes.
We really only plan dinners. For lunches and breakfast, we either eat leftovers, or keep some staples around for those foods. Also, we really only cook dinner about twice a week, usually Tuesdays and Friday or Saturday. We cook enough to feed us for 2-3 days, and we always have some frozen things around for nights when we aren't up to cooking dinner, or we're running really late.
Ok here is what grosses me out: all of the people who cook a week's worth of food on Sunday. Y'all, that is disgusting. I personally don't like to eat food more than 3 days old, and most cooked food is not safe after 4 days MAX. I've found that after 3 days food usually tastes bad to me. The idea of cooking some chicken on Sunday and leaving it in the fridge until you eat it on Friday is so nasty.
Freezing is different, I am all about freezing cooked food for later eating, but just letting food age in the refrigerator is gross.
About freezing: I like to make a double batch of soup or stew and freeze half. A few weeks ago I cooked a bunch of chicken thighs, shredded the meat, and froze half of the meat in broth to use later.
We plan our meals every week but we don't over-complicate it. There's no binder, no charts, no spreadsheet. On Saturday, we get a produce box, which is the foundation of our meal plan. On Sunday, we talk about and select what we want to cook for the week. While we do that, I usually look through the pantry and fridge to see what we need to add to the list, while B does the listing. I usually make a few notes in my planner about this week's plan, to keep us both on track, though so far it's never really been necessary for memory purposes.
We really only plan dinners. For lunches and breakfast, we either eat leftovers, or keep some staples around for those foods. Also, we really only cook dinner about twice a week, usually Tuesdays and Friday or Saturday. We cook enough to feed us for 2-3 days, and we always have some frozen things around for nights when we aren't up to cooking dinner, or we're running really late.
Ok here is what grosses me out: all of the people who cook a week's worth of food on Sunday. Y'all, that is disgusting. I personally don't like to eat food more than 3 days old, and most cooked food is not safe after 4 days MAX. I've found that after 3 days food usually tastes bad to me. The idea of cooking some chicken on Sunday and leaving it in the fridge until you eat it on Friday is so nasty.
Freezing is different, I am all about freezing cooked food for later eating, but just letting food age in the refrigerator is gross.
About freezing: I like to make a double batch of soup or stew and freeze half. A few weeks ago I cooked a bunch of chicken thighs, shredded the meat, and froze half of the meat in broth to use later.
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